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enECU SCREENS TO PRESENT BAWDY MUSICAL ‘THE THREEPENNY OPERA’https://www.ecok.edu/article/ecu-screens-present-bawdy-musical-threepenny-opera
<div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" rel="og:image rdfs:seeAlso" resource="https://www.ecok.edu/sites/default/files/styles/article-landscape/public/default_images/logo_1.png?itok=Sg_U3IZG"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://www.ecok.edu/sites/default/files/styles/article-landscape/public/default_images/logo_1.png?itok=Sg_U3IZG" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-portrait-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://www.ecok.edu/sites/default/files/styles/article-portrait/public/The%20Threepenny%20Opera.jpg?itok=42IgiPrd" width="400" height="266" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"> <p>ECU SCREENS is showing the Royal National Theatre's production of "The Threepenny Opera" at 7 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 16, in the Raymond J. Estep Multimedia Center of the Bill S. Cole University Center.</p>&#13;
<p>The running time is three hours and free ice-cream will be served during the 20-minute interval. The screening is free for ECU students, $10 general admission and rated “R” due to mature content.</p>&#13;
<p>Olivier-Award winner Rory Kinnear is Mack the Knife in a new version of this landmark 20th-century musical, captured-live on of the stage of the National Theatre in London. Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill’s classic musical theatre piece is adapted by Simon Stephens (The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time) and directed by Rufus Norris (Everyman, London Road).</p>&#13;
<p>As London's East End scrubs up for the coronation, Mr. and Mrs. Peachum gear up for a bumper day in the beggary business. Keeping tight control of the city's underground – and their daughter’s whereabouts. The show is “canny, foul-mouthed and deeply modern. It soars” says the International New York Times. The Independent called it “a snarling, sexy beast of a show.”</p>&#13;
<p>“The Threepenny Opera” is the fifth of six recorded-live NT Live productions presented by ECU SCREENS this fall. The final screening of fall semester will be the National Theatre Live production “War Horse” at 2 p.m. on Dec. 21. NT Live is the National Theatre's groundbreaking project to broadcast the best of British theatre to cinemas around the world.</p>&#13;
<p>To learn more about ECU SCREENS and the spring schedule, like the ECU SCREENS Facebook page or visit <a href="http://www.ecuscreens.blogspot.com">www.ecuscreens.blogspot.com</a>. For more information about the Royal National Theatre in London and the NT Live screenings, visit <a href="http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/">www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/</a>. Dr. Rebecca Nicholson-Weir, co-director of ECU SCREENS, may be contacted at (580) 559-5929 or <a href="mailto:rnichlsn@ecok.edu">rnichlsn@ecok.edu</a>.</p>&#13;
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</div></div></div>Fri, 09 Dec 2016 17:13:35 +0000bjohnson14103 at https://www.ecok.eduTHREE OKLAHOMA SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF GRADUATES TO RECEIVE THEIR MASTER’S DEGREES AT ECUhttps://www.ecok.edu/article/three-oklahoma-school-deaf-graduates-receive-their-master-s-degrees-ecu
<div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" rel="og:image rdfs:seeAlso" resource="https://www.ecok.edu/sites/default/files/styles/article-landscape/public/default_images/logo_1.png?itok=Sg_U3IZG"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://www.ecok.edu/sites/default/files/styles/article-landscape/public/default_images/logo_1.png?itok=Sg_U3IZG" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-portrait-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://www.ecok.edu/sites/default/files/styles/article-portrait/public/3ECUgradsBTrudyMitchelldonna%20SaatyAmandaChebultz6X3crop1216.jpg?itok=R4bUKm-H" width="400" height="200" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-article-image-caption field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Three Oklahoma School for the Deaf graduates will earn master’s degrees from East Central University on Saturday, December 10. From left are: Trudy Lynn Fox Mitchell, Donna Fox Saaty, both from Ada, and Amanda Chebultz from Sulphur. The trio is currently employed at OSD.</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"> <p>Three Oklahoma School for the Deaf graduates will walk across the East Central University stage to receive their master’s degrees on Saturday, December 10.</p>
<p>The trio is currently employed by OSD, which is a division of the Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation Services.</p>
<p>Sisters Trudy Lynn Fox Mitchell and Donna Fox Saaty, who reside in Ada, will earn their master’s degrees in human resources administration and human services counseling respectively.</p>
<p>Amanda Bowerman Chebultz, from Sulphur, will receive a master’s degree in educational leadership.</p>
<p>The women are OSD graduates who have been family or close friends for many years. They are united by sign language, deaf culture and their personal educational experiences at OSD that began between the ages of three and five.</p>
<p>“It is spectacular that the accomplishment of these three women comes after a lifetime of challenges and victories,” said Thomas Thompson, OSD Dean of Students, who mentored the three OSD staff and encouraged them to balance family, work and educational responsibilities to complete their educational goals. “Strength comes from being accepted (at OSD), having a safe place to learn and grow and overcoming self-doubt and feelings of defeat,” he explained. “We encouraged them and supported them and accommodated them -- at times we had to sit them down and say, “Don’t give up.</p>
<p>“And now Amanda, Trudy and Donna are glad they continued,” Thompson said. “Because OSD is their extended family, setting the example and demonstrating that OSD has provided a rich education foundation for academic success is a powerful motivation for other deaf students in Oklahoma.”</p>
<p>As a side note, the safety education that Saaty and Mitchell received at OSD was a lifesaver on a winter day in 1987. The girls, ages seven and nine, watched a captioned film at school about rescuing people trapped by winter weather conditions. That afternoon, Mitchell fell through the ice on a farm pond while looking for a lost dog. Saaty rolled on the ice and used a rope she brought for the dog to pull her sister to safety.</p>
<p>Mitchell, who graduated from OSD in 1999, previously earned an associate’s degree in child development from Tulsa Community College in 2009 and a bachelor’s of science in family consumer sciences (services to the deaf) at ECU in 2015. She is employed at OSD as a residential counselor and supervisor. Her husband Jimmy Mitchell is a 1999 OSD graduate who is employed by DRS as a vocational rehabilitation counselor. The Mitchells have two sons.</p>
<p>A 1998 OSD graduate, Saaty earned a bachelor’s in human services counseling (services to the deaf) from ECU in 2014. She is employed as a direct care specialist and works closely with OSD students in residential housing. Saaty is married to William Saaty, a 1994 OSD graduate. Two of their three children currently attend OSD. One son graduated from OSD in 2015.</p>
<p>Chebultz started school at OSD at age three and graduated in 1999. She earned a bachelor of science degree in early childhood education from ECU in 2009. She is elementary teacher and completed a practicum at OSD as assistant principal as part of her master’s requirements. Her husband Travis Chebultz is a former OSD student. They have four children. Three attend OSD.</p>
<p>“We are proud to have three OSD grads and current OSD employees complete their master’s at the same time,” OSD superintendent Larry Hawkins said. “These employees are already contributing at a high level to the educational program at OSD, but now deaf students can look up to them and know that they too can accomplish their educational goals if they’re willing to work hard.”</p>
<p><em>OSD has been headquartered in Sulphur since 1908 and operates two satellite pre-school programs in Edmond and Chickasha. The school provides educational programs for residential students, those who commute from home and summer school students at no charge. </em><em>OSD has maintained a 100 percent graduation rate for six years.</em><em> OSD offers thousands of outreach services, evaluations and onsite consultation to assist students attending local schools, their families, public school districts and communities statewide. </em></p>
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</div></div></div>Fri, 09 Dec 2016 14:23:32 +0000bjohnson14102 at https://www.ecok.eduECU CHAPTER OF ALPHA CHI INDUCTS 85 NEW STUDENTShttps://www.ecok.edu/article/ecu-chapter-alpha-chi-inducts-85-new-students
<div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" rel="og:image rdfs:seeAlso" resource="https://www.ecok.edu/sites/default/files/styles/article-landscape/public/default_images/logo_1.png?itok=Sg_U3IZG"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://www.ecok.edu/sites/default/files/styles/article-landscape/public/default_images/logo_1.png?itok=Sg_U3IZG" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-portrait-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://www.ecok.edu/sites/default/files/styles/article-portrait/public/Alpha%20Chi%20Initiates%20Fall%202016.jpg?itok=hFT7ObxC" width="400" height="107" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-article-image-caption field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">New members to ECU&#039;s Chapter of Alpha Chi.</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"> <p>The East Central University Chapter of Alpha Chi initiated 85 new students in a ceremony held on Nov. 15 in the Chickasaw Business and Conference Center.</p>
<p>Alpha Chi is comprised of the top 10 percent of juniors and seniors at ECU. Students must have at least a 3.5 grade-point average to be eligible to join. The objective of Alpha Chi is to promote and recognize superior scholarship and those elements of character which make scholarship effective for service. The society, founded in 1922, has more than 300 chapters.</p>
<p>The inductees include (name, hometown):</p>
<p>Tiffany Adkins, Noble</p>
<p>Whittney Allen, Ada</p>
<p>Abigail Atchley, Ada</p>
<p>Hannah Barnes, Lindsay</p>
<p>Heather Blakely, Davis</p>
<p>Jonathan Brown, Ada</p>
<p>Corey Burton, Mounds</p>
<p>Allison Bush, Tulsa</p>
<p>Kristy Campbell, McAlester</p>
<p>Tyler Campbell, Oklahoma City</p>
<p>Caleb Capps, Chickasha</p>
<p>Hope Cline, Shawnee</p>
<p>Janet Cobb, Kingston</p>
<p>Callie Cook, Ada</p>
<p>Jayme Cowan, Tecumseh</p>
<p>Breecia Crawford, Roff</p>
<p>Mackenzie Davis, Plano, Texas</p>
<p>Ipshu Dhakal, Ada</p>
<p>Erin Dorsett, Ada</p>
<p>Shiloh Earsom, Jennings</p>
<p>Patra Files, Newcastle</p>
<p>Srijita Ghosh, Ada</p>
<p>SteVona Gilbert, Ada</p>
<p>Brenna Gray, Ada</p>
<p>Allyson Gregory, Shawnee</p>
<p>Hannah Hale, Ardmore</p>
<p>Caleb Hardage, Washington</p>
<p>Melody Harris, Shawnee</p>
<p>Karlyn Hedges, Roff</p>
<p>Courtney Hennessee, Ringling</p>
<p>Cali Hoggard, Ardmore</p>
<p>Corey Hubbard, Oklahoma City</p>
<p>McKenzie Hudson, Ada</p>
<p>Jessica Huff, Ada</p>
<p>Emelda Ikeh, Manchester, New Hampshire</p>
<p>Amira Jacobson, Okmulgee</p>
<p>Sandra Johnson, Ada</p>
<p>Caleb Jones, Pauls Valley</p>
<p>Sadie Kilby, Ada</p>
<p>Min Ha Kim, Ada</p>
<p>Justice Konsure, McAlester</p>
<p>Saujan Lamicchane, Ada</p>
<p>Autumn Lavielle, Ada</p>
<p>Rayna Lee,l Prague</p>
<p>Ashton Mayle, Eufaula</p>
<p>Jerry McCarty, Wynnewood</p>
<p>Alysson Mendenhall, Edmond</p>
<p>Margaret Mitchell, McAlester</p>
<p>McKenzie Moore, Pauls Valley</p>
<p>Julia Municoy-Terol, Ada</p>
<p>Jaysa Northcutt, Tishomingo</p>
<p>Mikayla Orr, Edmond</p>
<p>Juan Pena, Ada</p>
<p>Jessica Petty, Moore</p>
<p>Fendy Pierre, Ada</p>
<p>Lily Porsa, Murphy, Texas</p>
<p>Taylor Pybas, Ringling</p>
<p>Blake Rauch, Murphy, Texas</p>
<p>Erin Ritter, Ringling</p>
<p>Haley Robertson, Ada</p>
<p>Emelia Robinson, Drumright</p>
<p>Alexis Row, Tishomingo</p>
<p>Kristin SaeLim, Broken Bow</p>
<p>Jessenia Salas, Sulphur</p>
<p>Mariah Sanders, Wynnewood</p>
<p>Mckenzie Scott, Antlers</p>
<p>Blakelyn Self, Ada</p>
<p>Tanner Sheffield, Ada</p>
<p>Yohei Shimozaki, Ada</p>
<p>Sarah Shores, Sulphur</p>
<p>Landon Sloan, Ada</p>
<p>Samantha Smith, Frisco, Texas</p>
<p>Annabelle St. John, Durant</p>
<p>Zachary Stanton, Purcell</p>
<p>Karina Tarpey, Seminole</p>
<p>Sarah Tate, Wynnewood</p>
<p>Priscilla Texter, Tuttle</p>
<p>Kiran Thapa, Ada</p>
<p>Miriam Villeda, Broken Bow</p>
<p>Leena Vuppula, Sasakwa</p>
<p>Vanessa Withrow, Lone Grove</p>
<p>Anna Wood, Ada</p>
<p>Anne Wortham, Marlow</p>
<p>Jodi Woydziak, Ardmore</p>
<p>Kristina Younger, Collinsville</p>
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</div></div></div>Tue, 06 Dec 2016 21:28:56 +0000bjohnson14101 at https://www.ecok.eduCHICKASAW NATION GOV. BILL ANOATUBBY TO ADDRESS ECU GRADUATE CANDIDATES ON DEC. 10https://www.ecok.edu/article/chickasaw-nation-gov-bill-anoatubby-address-ecu-graduate-candidates-dec-10
<div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" rel="og:image rdfs:seeAlso" resource="https://www.ecok.edu/sites/default/files/styles/article-landscape/public/default_images/logo_1.png?itok=Sg_U3IZG"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://www.ecok.edu/sites/default/files/styles/article-landscape/public/default_images/logo_1.png?itok=Sg_U3IZG" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-portrait-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://www.ecok.edu/sites/default/files/styles/article-portrait/public/gov%20Anotubby%20Portrait%202013.jpg?itok=RJGJvqQy" width="400" height="533" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-article-image-caption field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Gov. Bill Anoatubby</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"> <p>Chickasaw Nation Gov. Bill Anoatubby will address East Central University graduate candidates for the 2016 fall semester on Saturday, Dec. 10, at 10 a.m. in the Kerr Activities Center.</p>
<p>There are 210 candidates for bachelor’s degrees and 99 for master’s degrees.</p>
<p>Anoatubby, an alum and 1972 graduate of ECU, has served as governor of the Chickasaw Nation since 1987. His effective leadership has led to ongoing growth within the tribe.</p>
<p>When Anoatubby took office as governor, the Chickasaw Nation had only 250 employees. Today, it employs nearly 14,000. The financial conditions of the tribe have been improved tremendously. Funding for tribal operations has grown exponentially. Tribal assets have grown twentyfold.</p>
<p>His leadership not only spurred the financial growth and success of the Chickasaw Nation, but his influence has also helped preserve the proud history and culture of the tribe. Anoatubby’s efforts have led to a cultural and language renaissance among the Chickasaw Nation, including the construction of the Chickasaw Cultural Center in Sulphur, a state-of-the-art campus which celebrates the legacy of the Chickasaw people while serving as a supreme learning tool.</p>
<p>Led by Anoatubby’s efforts, the Chickasaw Nation has been a generous friend to ECU, donating funds for the construction of the Chickasaw Business and Conference Center, which houses the Harland C. Stonecipher School of Business. The most recent gift led to the financing of the Chickasaw Plaza at Koi Ishto Stadium.</p>
<p>In his role as chief executive of the Chickasaw Nation, Anoatubby has made education, jobs, health care, preservation of the environment and business development as priorities in his governorship, all of which have sustained success and growth.</p>
<p>Prior to becoming Governor of the Chickasaw Nation, Anoatubby served as the first Lieutenant Governor from 1979-1987. He has been active in tribal government since 1975. His previous positions include director of tribal health services, director of finance, and special assistant to the governor and controller.</p>
<p>Anoatubby earned his degree in accounting from ECU in 1972. He was named ECU Distinguished Alumnus in 1995.</p>
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</div></div></div>Tue, 06 Dec 2016 14:58:36 +0000bjohnson14067 at https://www.ecok.eduECU TAKES FIRST PLACE IN VOTER REGISTRATION DRIVE FOR THIRD STRAIGHT TIMEhttps://www.ecok.edu/article/ecu-takes-first-place-voter-registration-drive-third-straight-time
<div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" rel="og:image rdfs:seeAlso" resource="https://www.ecok.edu/sites/default/files/styles/article-landscape/public/Voter%20Registration%20Winners%2C%202016.jpg?itok=wcFw8WzB"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://www.ecok.edu/sites/default/files/styles/article-landscape/public/Voter%20Registration%20Winners%2C%202016.jpg?itok=wcFw8WzB" width="400" height="94" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-article-image-caption field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">ECU students hold up three fingers after the university won the Oklahoma Campus Compact Voter Registration Contest for the third straight time. Sitting in the front are Dr. Christine Pappas, ECU President John R. Hargrave and Dr. Charles Peaden.</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"> <p>Through the efforts of students in East Central University’s Department of Political Science and Legal Studies, 533 new voters were registered as ECU took first place in the White Division (institutions of 3,001 to 7,000 full-time enrollment) of the Oklahoma Campus Compact Voter Registration Contest.</p>
<p>ECU registered 12.2 percent of its fulltime students during the registration drive which took place at a booth set up in front of the Horace Mann Building, Oct. 3-7. Northern Oklahoma College was second in the division at 6.3 percent.</p>
<p>It was the third straight time in which ECU captured the award.</p>
<p>Two ECU students – Vanessa Hilton, of Tulsa, and Ryan Smith, of Byng – were heavily involved in the registration process.</p>
<p>“I feel it’s important (to register to vote). We’re a new generation and we’re the ones who are going to take over,” said Vanessa Hilton, a freshman medical physics major. “We need to be informed and know what’s going on in government. That’s what democracy is all about.”</p>
<p>Hilton says she spent much of her time in the voter registration booth on campus, but also walked around campus with a clipboard, encouraging students to register.</p>
<p>Individually, Smith registered a whopping 30 voters, many of which were his Byng High School classmates, who are also attending ECU. He even managed to register some family members and acquaintances.</p>
<p>“The first step is that a lot of people didn’t know how to register and we were able to help with that,” said Smith, a freshman biology major.</p>
<p>Twenty-three institution members of Oklahoma Campus Compact participated by registering 3,622 in-state and 136 out-of-state students to vote during the contest.</p>
<p>Eastern Oklahoma State College won the Red Division (institutions with 1 to 3,000 enrollment) at 12.2 percent and the University of Central Oklahoma won the Blue Division (institutions with 7,001 to 30,000 enrollment) at 3.8 percent.</p>
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</div></div></div>Fri, 02 Dec 2016 21:43:28 +0000bjohnson14064 at https://www.ecok.eduCODY’S FITNESS APP LEADS TO WIN IN ECU’S TIGER TANK COMPETITIONhttps://www.ecok.edu/article/cody-s-fitness-app-leads-win-ecu-s-tiger-tank-competition
<div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" rel="og:image rdfs:seeAlso" resource="https://www.ecok.edu/sites/default/files/styles/article-landscape/public/default_images/logo_1.png?itok=Sg_U3IZG"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://www.ecok.edu/sites/default/files/styles/article-landscape/public/default_images/logo_1.png?itok=Sg_U3IZG" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-portrait-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://www.ecok.edu/sites/default/files/styles/article-portrait/public/Christian%20Cody%20Tiger%20Tank%201st%20Place.jpg?itok=8pQcfKkR" width="400" height="291" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-article-image-caption field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">ECU student Christian Cody (center), of Tecumseh, was awarded a $250 check after taking first place in ECU’s Annual Tiger Tank Competition. Also pictured at left is Jim Eldridge, economic development specialist for the Ada Jobs Foundation, and at right, Wendell Godwin, dean of ECU’s Harland C. Stonecipher School of Business.</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"> <p>An idea popped into Christian Cody’s mind as he sat in an organizational behavior class at East Central University on Oct. 31, 2016.</p>
<p>The senior business finance major from Tecumseh immediately jotted those ideas on an index card and has put his plan into action. As a result, Cody was the winner of ECU’s 2016 Tiger Tank Pitch Competition, three days later, on Nov. 3.</p>
<p>Cody attributes that successful first-place effort to the education he has received through ECU’s Harland C. Stonecipher School of Business.</p>
<p>“East Central University and the Stonecipher School of Business have had such a phenomenal impact on my growth as a student and young professional,” Cody said. “I would like to thank Dr. Stacey Bolin, Peggy Saunkeah, ECU President John Hargrave and Governor of the Chickasaw Nation Bill Anoatubby for the atmosphere and environment they have cultivated to encourage students to dream big, to have confidence and to take advantage of the opportunities offered in this school and community.”</p>
<p>The Tiger Tank competition is similar to network television’s “Shark Tank” in which participants pitch a business idea in hopes of securing an investment deal from a millionaire.</p>
<p>Cody’s app idea is linking those seeking a healthier lifestyle with local fitness partners and fitness facilities.</p>
<p>“Eighty percent of adults don’t get the recommended exercise of 2 ½ to 3 hours a week and it’s leading to an increase in the risk of developing Type 2 Diabetes, obesity and heart disease,” said Cody. “This app is really like a mobile personal trainer and it features dietary evaluations and meal planning to make healthier food choices.”</p>
<p>Cody says he has already gathered around 100 workouts for the app to target every muscle group. His goal for the app is that everyone can have their own fitness program and nutrition plan designed and catered to help in meeting their goals.</p>
<p>“You can do this without personal trainers, but you will have the opportunity to hook up with personal trainers. Of course, that would be at your expense,” Cody said. “But it will give you the opportunity to find people registered at gyms and form relationships with workout buddies or accountability partners.”</p>
<p>Cody’s goal is to build up a team of software designers, personal trainers, nutritionists, and social media experts to help put the plan into play.</p>
<p>“I would also like to present training for specific sports like football, soccer and basketball and bring in experts in those areas to assist in building the best quality workouts,” said Cody. “Users will have access to workouts, meal plans and even Olympic training workouts. I would like to present it to colleges with the hundreds of workouts and meal plans. It will be for all athletes in any sport. It is a virtual mobile training app, that is sure to elevate the performance of any user.”</p>
<p>Cody is a 2012 graduate of Tecumseh High School where he participated in band, sang in the choir, ran cross country and competed in track.</p>
<p>During his senior year he was named Tecumseh’s Outstanding Musician while playing the baritone. He also served as drum major for the marching band his junior and senior years.</p>
<p>As an athlete, he was a four-time state qualifier (two times in cross country and twice in track). He was team captain for cross country his junior and senior years.</p>
<p>Cody is expected to finish his degree in business finance this May and will have accumulated three certificates in banking and finance, human resources management and project management.</p>
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</div></div></div>Thu, 01 Dec 2016 20:49:57 +0000bjohnson14063 at https://www.ecok.eduECU CHORALE TAKES TOP PRIZE AT GOLDEN STATE CHORAL TROPHY 2016 COMPETITIONhttps://www.ecok.edu/article/ecu-chorale-takes-top-prize-golden-state-choral-trophy-2016-competition
<div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" rel="og:image rdfs:seeAlso" resource="https://www.ecok.edu/sites/default/files/styles/article-landscape/public/default_images/logo_1.png?itok=Sg_U3IZG"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://www.ecok.edu/sites/default/files/styles/article-landscape/public/default_images/logo_1.png?itok=Sg_U3IZG" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-portrait-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://www.ecok.edu/sites/default/files/styles/article-portrait/public/Chorale%20Trophy%20minus%20words.jpg?itok=Acypukrh" width="400" height="229" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-article-image-caption field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">The ECU Chorale poses after winning the Golden State Choral Trophy 2016 competition in Monterey, California on Nov. 25.</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"> <p>Competing against choir professionals and more experienced singers, the East Central University Chorale claimed the top prize in the Mixed Choir: Level of Difficulty I category at the Golden State Choral Trophy 2016, an international competition conducted in Monterey, California, Nov. 24-25.</p>
<p>The ECU Chorale vied for the trophy in the finals with four other choirs, two from the United States and two from Poland. Eighteen choirs in all were selected to take part in the festival, representing the Philippines, Croatia, Afghanistan, the Netherlands, Poland and the U.S.</p>
<p>“The Chorale and I were ecstatic about the win. The trip would have been a success, however, if we had not won,” said Dr. Steven Walker, director of the ECU Chorale. “We were competing against professional choirs with much older and experienced singers.”</p>
<p>The prestigious competition was hosted by Interkultur, a non-profit German cultural organization and the largest promoter of international choral competitions and festivals in the world. This was the first time in which the ECU Chorale has participated in this event.</p>
<p>The University Chorale also had the opportunity to have a private session with Morten Lauridsen, the preeminent composer of contemporary choral music in the world today.</p>
<p>“It was an intense educational experience for all of us, getting to hear the other great choirs, the adjudication sessions with the judges and getting to work with Morten Lauridsen,” Walker said.</p>
<p>The Chorale performed the following repertoire at the competition: “Chanson Eloignee” by Lauridsen; “O Magnum Mysterium” by Victoria Davidson; “Libra Me” by Anthony Sylvestre; “Entreat Me Not to Leave You” by Dan Forest; “A Spotless Rose” by Paul Mealor; “To the Mothers of Brazil: Salve Regina” by Lars Jansson and Gunnar Eriksson.</p>
<p>By winning the Golden State Trophy, the Chorale qualifies for the “Champion of Champions” at the World Choir Games for the next five years.</p>
<p>“We hope to be able to make that work. If not, we will still definitely be doing this again,” said Walker.</p>
<p>This wasn’t the first time that the ECU Chorale has achieved high honors. On five occasions, the group has been chosen as the university level chorus to perform for the Oklahoma Music Educators Association State Convention.</p>
<p>“We have very talented students,” Walker said. “The vast majority of our singers were members of the OKMEA All-State Chorus while in high school.”</p>
<p>Zach Garcia, a senior vocal music education major from Ada, was thrilled and praised Walker for his ability to prepare the Chorale for the competition.</p>
<p>“I’m pretty overwhelmed. I’m thrilled and so excited for this group, Dr. Walker and the university. It’s an all-time great moment as an ECU student, something I’ll always remember,” said Garcia. “It was pretty intimidating (going up against experienced professionals), but we stayed really focused. Dr. Walker had us focused and ready to go at the right time. The group was very motivated. I felt like I was on a basketball team like in a sports scene.”</p>
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</div></div></div>Wed, 30 Nov 2016 20:56:55 +0000bjohnson14062 at https://www.ecok.eduAREA TEACHERS RECOGNIZED FOR EXCELLENCE AT ECU’S 2016 MARVIN STOKES LECTURESHIPhttps://www.ecok.edu/article/area-teachers-recognized-excellence-ecu-s-2016-marvin-stokes-lectureship
<div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" rel="og:image rdfs:seeAlso" resource="https://www.ecok.edu/sites/default/files/styles/article-landscape/public/default_images/logo_1.png?itok=Sg_U3IZG"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://www.ecok.edu/sites/default/files/styles/article-landscape/public/default_images/logo_1.png?itok=Sg_U3IZG" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-portrait-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://www.ecok.edu/sites/default/files/styles/article-portrait/public/Outstanding%20Teachers%2C%202016.JPG?itok=86AEWrSt" width="400" height="164" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"> <p>Twelve area teachers were recognized for excellence during East Central University’s 2016 Marvin Stokes Endowed Lectureship on Nov. 7 in the Estep Multimedia Center of the Bill S. Cole University Center. Pictured with Dr. Brenda Sherbourne (far left), dean of the ECU College of Education and Psychology, are: (next from left) Monica Morrow, Latta Elementary School; Kasey McKinzie, Wanette; Clint McGaha, Byng High School; Christy Findley, Wewoka Middle School; Ronna Clark, Allen High School; Michelle Clonch, Washington Elementary School in Ada; Rachel Locke, Noble; Angela Reich, Sasakwa Elementary School and Andrea Sifers, formerly of Wetumka Schools and now at Eastside Elementary School in Sallisaw. Not pictured are Philip Black, Lone Grove High School; Nancy McGee, Pauls Valley Junior High and Adam Mewhorter, Southmoore High School.</p>
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</div></div></div>Wed, 30 Nov 2016 19:17:06 +0000bjohnson14061 at https://www.ecok.eduLANOY ESTABLISHES THE INSTITUTE FOR MATH/SCIENCE AT ECU TO HELP EDUCATORShttps://www.ecok.edu/article/lanoy-establishes-institute-mathscience-ecu-help-educators
<div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" rel="og:image rdfs:seeAlso" resource="https://www.ecok.edu/sites/default/files/styles/article-landscape/public/default_images/logo_1.png?itok=Sg_U3IZG"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://www.ecok.edu/sites/default/files/styles/article-landscape/public/default_images/logo_1.png?itok=Sg_U3IZG" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-portrait-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://www.ecok.edu/sites/default/files/styles/article-portrait/public/Lanoy%2C%20Hargrave%20Shake%20Hands.jpg?itok=yi9VgeQD" width="400" height="267" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-article-image-caption field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">ECU President John R. Hargrave shakes hands with Pauline Lanoy after she made a donation to establish the Institute for Math and Science at ECU. Also pictured from left are: Dr, Katricia Pierson, ECU provost and vice president for Academic Affairs; Dr. Brenda Sherbourne, dean and professor of the ECU College of Education and Psychology; Dr. Carl Gilbert, dean and professor of the ECU College of Health and Sciences and Craig Kurtz, chief executive officer of the ECU Foundation, Inc.</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"> <p>In an effort to promote excellence in math and science education, East Central University is establishing the Institute for Math and Science Education, thanks to a massive initial donation of $350,000 from Coalgate resident Pauline Lanoy.</p>
<p>Education is vitally important to Lanoy and her late husband Leon. Because of their generous giving, their family name adorns the recently remodeled education building on the ECU campus and the couple have provided funding for a scholarship under their name.</p>
<p>The new Institute for Math and Science Education is a continuation of their generosity.</p>
<p>“My husband was a mathematician and anything that was connected with him, I would go along with him. I felt like if Leon were here, he would support it,” said Pauline. “I look forward to ECU laying the groundwork and that it would be an example to other universities across that state that might pick up the idea.”</p>
<p>Dr. Carl Gilbert, dean of the ECU College of Health and Sciences, says without Pauline Lanoy’s gift, the institute would not be possible.</p>
<p>“Mrs. Lanoy’s vision for education is obvious and we want to help make that vision come to life,” said Gilbert. “This institute will be instrumental in improving math/science education around the state and will be a lasting embodiment of Mrs. Lanoy’s love for education.”</p>
<p>The institute will serve as central unit for the advancement of math/science education at the university, in the local community and around the state, according to Gilbert.</p>
<p>“We’re doing this in hopes of attracting more students into STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) education and it will be a hub for in-service teachers for developmental purposes,” said Dr. Brenda Sherbourne, dean and professor in the College of Education and Psychology.</p>
<p>According to Gilbert, the institute will serve as means to unify faculty and staff with expertise in math/science education, pre-service math/science education majors and local students, teachers and administrators, for the purpose of promoting excellence in math and science education.</p>
<p>“This will happen as the collaborative assembly hosts an annual math/science education conference, engages in cutting edge pedagogical research, provides professional development and leads to the advancement of best practices in math/science education,” said Gilbert.</p>
<p>Math and science education majors will benefit as they will have access to all resources associated with the institute.</p>
<p>“In addition, the students will be able to work with the institute to support activities in the institute,” Gilbert said. “This could involve judging science fairs, tutoring of public school students, presenting research at professional meetings and assisting with professional development workshops.”</p>
<p>The institute will provide support for math/science education programs and it will contain resources for students to use for lesson and unit planning, textbook adoption, laboratory and simulation activities and manipulative lessons, according to Gilbert.</p>
<p>“The institute will also serve as a liaison between the university and other educational units around the state. Providing opportunities to connect math/science education experts around the state will bring that expertise to the ECU campus and support our math/science education focus,” said Gilbert.</p>
<p>By virtue of the institute, ECU faculty will have the opportunity to become fellows, according to Gilbert. Through this fellowship, faculty will be able to work as a collaborative group with educators locally and from around the state.</p>
<p>“They can engage in math/science education research associated with the institute and be able to assist with professional development workshops that could be provided for in-service and pre-service math and science teachers,” Gilbert said. “The faculty will be able to collaborate on external granting opportunities that would bring additional resources and opportunities to the university and its students.”</p>
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</div></div></div>Tue, 29 Nov 2016 21:52:39 +0000bjohnson14060 at https://www.ecok.eduECU JAZZ ENSEMBLE, WIND ENSEMBLE CONCERT SET FOR THURSDAY, DEC. 1https://www.ecok.edu/article/ecu-jazz-ensemble-wind-ensemble-concert-set-thursday-dec-1
<div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" rel="og:image rdfs:seeAlso" resource="https://www.ecok.edu/sites/default/files/styles/article-landscape/public/default_images/logo_1.png?itok=Sg_U3IZG"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://www.ecok.edu/sites/default/files/styles/article-landscape/public/default_images/logo_1.png?itok=Sg_U3IZG" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-portrait-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://www.ecok.edu/sites/default/files/styles/article-portrait/public/Jazz%2C%20Wind%20Ensemble%20Concert%2C%20Dec.%202016.jpg?itok=mkZKGgHe" width="164" height="228" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"> <p>The East Central University Jazz Ensemble and Wind Ensemble will be performing a free concert on Thursday, Dec. 1, at 7:30 p.m. in the Ataloa Theatre inside ECU’s Hallie Brown Ford Fine Arts Center.</p>
<p>The ECU Jazz Ensemble will be performing Jingle Bells (1857), by James Lord Pierpont and arranged by Ernie Wilkins, Christmas Time is Here (1965), by Vince Guaraldi and arranged by Tom Kubis and Sleigh Ride (1948), by Leroy Anderson and arranged by Harry Connick, Jr.</p>
<p>After intermission, the ECU Wind Ensemble will take to the stage and perform The Gallant Seventh (1922/1972) by John Philip Sousa and edited by Frederick Fennell and Portrait of a City, third movement Downtown (2002) by Philip Sparke.</p>
<p>Those students participating in the Jazz Ensemble and their high school and/or hometowns include: Dillyn Stephens, Southmoore, and Shelby Hubbard, Foyil, on the alto sax; Anthony Smith, Southmoore, and Matt Zwermann, Bethel Acres, on the tenor sax and Sarah Sanford, of Byng, on the baritone sax.</p>
<p>On the trumpet are: Andrew White, Southmoore; Blake Pringle, Southmoore; Chris Bragg, Sulphur; Garrett Crook, Westmoore; Lance Reisetter, Ardmore; McKean Akin, Durant and Zach Teague, Southmoore. Woody Clark, of Dickson, will play the drums.</p>
<p>Playing the trombone will be Caleb Dawes, of Cushing; Cole Kugler, Noble; Corey Burton, Beggs; Jackie Smith, Southmoore; Micah Hoskins, Shawnee and Robert Clark, Antlers. On the piano will be Jack Malm, of Ada, and Tyler Gifford, Purcell. Cooper Wingo, of Ada, will play the guitar and Josh Keith and Ryan Duncan, both of Ada, will play the bass.</p>
<p>Those students playing in the Wind Ensemble include: Anna Parker, of Pauls Valley; faculty member Alexandra Aguirre; Flora Knight, of Wynnewood and Chance Van Sandt, Foyil, on the flute. Performing on the clarinet are: Sarah Sanford, of Byng; faculty member Nathaniel Berman; Julia Stizza, McAlester; Quentin Palmer, Beggs; Krysta Brown, Prague; Colton Groover, Putnam City and Jasmine Johnson, Southmoore.</p>
<p>Playing the bass clarinet will be Caitlin Braden, of Cleveland. On the saxophone are Dillyn Stephens, Southmoore; Anthony Smith, Southmoore; Abigail Hardage, Washington; Hunter Newell, Ada; Alexander Sprengr, Owasso and Shelby Hubbard, Foyil. The percussion group includes Timothy Kuchera, Southmoore; Ethan Linfoot, Sapulpa; Emma Ross, McAlester; Cody Tollison, Broken Bow and Jessica Wilcox, Westmoore.</p>
<p>On the trumpet are: Lance Reisetter, Ardmore; Andrew White, Southmoore; Bo Chesser, Konawa; Garrett Crook, Westmoore; Akin McKean, Durant and Chris Bragg, Sulphur. Playing the horn are Zach Teague, Southmoore; Kadin Keenom, Pauls Valley; Hannah Harvey, Westmoore and Jake Walker, Konawa.</p>
<p>Performing on the trombone are Corey Burton, of Beggs; Cole Kugler, Noble; Jacob Moses, Okemah and Jack Malm, Ada. Edward Sallee, of Byng, and Zach Davis, Tecumseh, will play the euphonium. Chance Klupenger, Konawa, and Cassidy Cantrell, Southmoore, will be on the tuba and Josh Keith, Ada, will perform on the string bass.</p>
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</div></div></div>Tue, 22 Nov 2016 21:58:18 +0000bjohnson14051 at https://www.ecok.edu